NATUR AV. NOVEMBER 5, 1921.
EDUCATION BOARD.
IMPORTANT MEETING.
ECHOOL STAFFING AND TEACHING SCHOLARSHIPS.
A meeting of the Hongkong Educa tion Board was held yesterday alter- Roon, when very important matters "connected with local education weis discussed, including problems of school staffing, open teaching scholarships, and a Roman Catholic hostel for the Hongkong University.
The meeting was presided over by the Hen. Mr. E. A. Irving (Director of Education), and the following mem- bers of the Board were present the Rev. Fr. de Maria, the Rev. Mr. Shand, Dr. T. W. Pearce, Dr. Teesdale Mackinto b, Mr. Ralphs (Iaspector of Schools), Mr. U. Ram- Jahn, Mr. S. W. Tso, Mr. A. F. B. Silva-Netto, Mr. W. Jackson and Mr. Lan (secretary).
The Chairman said he desired to call attention to some of the items int the Budget concerned with education and, as regards others, he would be pleased to answer any questions. His st point referred to the pro- vision of British teachers. In 1917 a Committee. of which he was Chair- man, arrived at a formula for staffing Chinese Schools which was accepted by the Government and upon it the estimates of British staff had been largely based in the last three years. The formula demanded in the lower School of Queen's College one British teacher for every two divisions of a) elass and in the upper school two British teachers for every three divi-I sions. In the district schools the provision was less generons, based on tle lact that the fees were consider- ably less-one British teacher to every four divisions. These figures excluded headmasters but this was rather an important point, as they would see later) the figure included masters of leave. If the staff of a school was) estimated at four assistant teachers it was probable that one would be on leave most of the time. The Com-
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cost. It the University mittee had found it most convenient that, at the moment, the staff at the is not altogether unsatisf.ctory and move towards patting this school in a that. This has been felt very much the
by the heads of schools and I think, would permit external scholarships he to take that point into consideration Peak School could carry on. At the we can carry on fairly well. At any modern building.
The Chairman: I am afraid there perhaps, fairly 50. There are, thought it highly probable, that so far in making their formula. The formula Kowlo a School (junior) the staff was rate the estimates appear to me quite
no trained satisfactory-that is to say, if we can is very little chance of getting the in some of the grant-in-aid schools. from the Government continuing to did not apply to the Belilios School very weak; there was but the provision be had made was mistress there. Mise Jack, who was find the teachers the Government is printed estimates altered at this time very brilliant students who would give $1,000 a month to its own boys of day but I do not know that the make able teachers and they are it might consider it it would get for five British teachers and as there an old papil of Kowloon School willing to find the money." were something like 550 children he (senior), and had had a long experience The Chairman said that the only fact that only $25,000 has been pro prevented find obtaining training better value for its money by per- thought that number was not more was carrying on very well. One of other point to which he wished to vided will preclude a start being made through lack of funds. If there had mitting them to be external students. that adequate. The Kowloon British the classes was in charge of a junior allude was the question of the in- if the Public Works Department have not been a printer's error there would. He thought it very unlikely that the School was well staffed at the pupil teacher and the numbers were creased subsidies. A proposal was the time to do it. I have no know have been any amount of money to Government would be willing to give for this December The three other. British nearly 70. Ee did not quite know approved at the beginning of the year ledge whatever how far the building put up scholarships of the type I am scholarships
asking for. I propose
examination and he did not think, 'in Schools bad each about 50 children what to do, but was hopeful of getting which altered entirely the system is likely to be advanced.
Dr. Pearce deprecated representa That the Board of Education any case, that the details could be on an average-more in winter and one of the teachers now on the way, under which subsidies were given to very much less in summer: He con- almost immediately, though no date vernacular education. Hitherto there tions being made in the case of par-recommends the Government that a arranged in time. These were grant
and subsidies | ticular schools unless there were scholarship or scholarships of educa schools and he questioned whether sidered that these schools should have had been fixed when they would be had
and it was proposed to contine special grounds which he could not tin in the University of Horgsong was right for a school to ask that the Mo Hon, (Bia Fat.) for Hochow.- one senior trained teacher and three likely to arrive. junior teachers,-four teachers for 50 As to temporary and untrained tea- the two systems, to do away see existed in this case.
of the same value sod on the whole of the expenses should be Nov. 6th.
Hok Canton, (Wo Hing.) for Kwong chers, of whom there were about 12 with grants, and give subsidios The Chairman: You mean Wan-same tenus as those given by the thrown on the taxpayer. He thought children.
Government to the students of Queez's that was fair in the case of the Gor-Chow Wan.Nov. 6th. Those were theories; he would it would tot do to run away with the to grant as well as other schools. It taai is no less urgent?
Dr. Pearce: Yes. That is one of College be open to competition by ernment schools where the whole China, (China Mail s.s Co. for Shang- show how the schools stood as regarde idea that they were all amateurs and was also proposed to give an improved
candidates from the schools of the expense fell on the taxpayer and hai, San Francisco-Nov. 6th. teaching staff at the moment. Count-incompetents or anything of that sort. rate of subsidy which would increase the things I had in mind.
Colony, to be awarded on the results whose direct interest was that the Hong Hwa, (Seng Soon Hong) for ing all entrained or partly trained Some of them were trained mistresses the average emolument per head from
Swator, Amor. Nov. 6th. of the matriculation exami ation in boys should be trained. British teachers, the Belilios School but, being married women, were not $4.30 to 59. This charge involved a
Dr. Mackintosh said he was not coi- i
Sanning, (B. & S.) for Shanghai 2 and the Kowloon School senior were able to go into the service permanently good deal of expenditure but it was Dr. Teesdale Mackintosh said he December of each year and, if possi up to strength. Queen's College lower Otherwise, though perhaps not quite intended to extend it to a number of had listened with great interest to ble, on the results of the examination vinced that a scholarship could not Nov. 6th. school was one teacher a woman so highly trained as the teachers they schools to which subsidies had not what the Chairman had said with December, 1921,"
be arranged for this 1 cember as ali Continuing Dr. Mackintosh claimed suitable boy were entered auto- teacher-short but was otherwise hoped to get from home, they were been given, so the total amount re-regard to the Chinese staff being practically at full strength conquite capable of doing the work quired now was over $65,000 and, if trained in the University at present, that this was a very mild and gentle matically for the matriculation ex
and he had spent some time that resolution--the Chairman would notamination. He attributed great value! siderable proportion of the teachers required of them. Others, taken on that was subtracted from what was on leave was reckoned for and it at a time of great emergency a year spent before, the excess was over morning in going through the be able to describle it afterwards to a competitive scholarship open to
estimates.
as fierce. "But. I warn you," the whole Colony,-a really valuable SECRET OF REALISTIC ANIMAL happened that bet many of them or eighteen months ago, now had $30,000-a considerable increase, but
STUDIES. The Chairman: I hope you did not he said that this is only a pre-one-and be did not believe the were on leave so the condition of experience under trained teachers one which had been approved by the these schools was very satisfactory, and were doing quite eficient Government. The increase in sub- At the Ellis Kadoorie School there was work. Trained teachers often obsidies involved an increase in the rum spend too much time for I regret that liminary resolution. I am convinced taxpayer would raind one bit. The #
a printer's error has crept into the we should be giving very great grant in aid schools we tinged with Art and business were combined at a shortage of two women teachers; at jected to classes of less than 15 ber of inspectors and he hoped to get figures. It should be $8,690 at encouragement to the grant in and religion and the man in the street
as cot giving sufficient one more full-time and one part-time $18,680. Salyingpun, cze; at Yaumati, one or 20,
competition a had get an idea that for the Stevens's Auction Rooms, Kic man and one woman; at Wantsai, erepe, but untrained teachers objected inspector. That would liberate Mr.
Dr. Mackintosh: The investigation scholarship of this sort, so that their non-religious school there was a big Street, Covent Garden, where, amie one man and one woman, ar 1 at the to larger classes because they felt they Lau, who would spend his time ex-led me to assume that something of own boys would be trained." He piece of cake and for the religious prossic surroundings, was exhibited a Indian School one mati. That made had not the power to deal with a large clusively in the New Territories where that sort had happened. I feel we knew that the Chairman would reply school only a small piece of cake. It collection of photographic studies, a total shortage of three men and six number. For small classes, such as increased provision had also been made should congratulate the Government that the Government would get suggested that some restige of reprobably unsurpassed in excellence.
They were examples of the pains-- upon the very excellent scholarship nothing out of it; the scholars of ligions disability remained in the 20th women. Teachers had been engaged at the British schools, the untrained for subsidies. and were shortly expected as follow: or partially trained teachers did very As to the removal of Queen's they have provided for these students. Queen's College came back to the century. If the Government came taking work of Mr. Henry Stevens, From Sonth Africa, Miss Basker good work and, what was also a con- College and Saiyingpun School, the It has been described as rather in Government and gave two years forward with this scholarship that idea the present proprietor, who has pasted photography as a hobby for ville, formerly in the Dioces a School, sideration, though he supposed they Chairman said the suggestion with the nature of a sizarship because service. But that argument was not would be gone forever.
over 40 years. whom the Board had been very were indized to ignore it, they had regard to Saiyingpun was made by of its very great advantages. It so strong as it appeared at first sight The Chairman asked Dr. Mackintosh
The animal subjects were wonderful fortunate to seruze; from Home, ona the additional advantage of being the Committee in 1917 but it had not is far away the best and most hand because the scholars would go back if he would after his motion to two examples of what patience and man and six women, and there was rather cheap. At the junior British got very far, $53,000 was voted in some of all the scholarships but, Sir, to the grant in aid schools and mis-scholarships of $500 each.
perseverance can do, for though cats.. also a reasonable hope of getting one Children attended for three hours or this year's estimates and $25,000 was it is confined at present to boys sion schools and would teach there Dr. Mackintoab said he would pre- dogs, and rabbits are often posed maa from the Straits. Altogether schools the school hours were very provided next year. They could but coming from Queen's College. It is for much longer than two years. The fer at kant one of $1,000 and be together, and all photographs are from they were expecting two men and short. A large propertion of the hope that something would evolve. As quite clear that the demand for University received students from added that many of the missions had time exposures, not a single hair or seven women and, substracting the hours a day and there was not very regards Queen's College, a sub-com- teachers in all the schools of the Singapore who were trained for not got the money with which to cou-whisker" is blurred. shortage already. mentioned, there much for teachers to do in the after-mittee of the Board-which had done Colony has reached dimensions when four years in Hongkong under tribute to scholarships. He asked A Daily Chronicle representative, noon. In some cases they had been extremely good work in inspecting unless that demand is supplied, some scholarships of $1,000 a year and the Government to be generous; let who inspected the collection, com- wad a net shortage of either one man or two men (this depended on whether able to get temporary teachers who schools made a very fierce attack of those schools will have to close went back to teach in Singapore for it be a scholarship that would give a mented upon their sharpness of detail they got the man from the Straits) only desired morning work and this upon the premises of Queen's College. down. I have been an eye witness of five years. After all, the Colonyboy all that he wanted in the matter and stereoscopic effect.
It was tot the first, but it was the troubles of mission schools head a whole received the benefit from of his education and let the best boy and a nominal surplus of one woman fitted in very well. teacher. The position was not at all With regard to the Chinese staff, the probably the fiercest, of the attacks, masters owing to absolute shortage of such scholarships and he urged that win. Have it open to competition said Mr. Stevens. "I had gone to the unsatisfactory as far as it went, but Chairman" said they were going and it was very successful. It caught staff. I propose that this Board a broad view should be taken in the and the Board would get teachers to sea-side for a holiday, and the fat it was so delicately adjusted and they through a time of great difficulty the ear of the Government, which had should send a recommendation to the interests of education in the Colony be proud of.
night I lay awake wondering how I were sailing so near the mark that because it was a period of transition, decided to move Queen's College to Government asking that a scholarship and not solely of government schools. Mr. 8. W. To supported and urged could obtain such an effect. An idea very short chapter of accidents would "Four or five years ago, he said, another site, and he hoped in a few or scholarships of this kind shall be There would be no difficulty what that s wide view be taken and that came to me, and the next morning I alter the position very much towe trained all our Chinese staff our years to see there a very fine College placed at the disposal of the other ev in attaching a condition by the scholarship be not limited to packed up my wraps, and, leaving my
schools in the Colony. I believe the which the holder would return to the Goverment schools. their disadvantage, Such a chapter selves. We sent them for three years indeed.
family, returned to my studio at Ad- of accidents had occurred recently to the Technical Institute evening Mr. Silva Netto seked if the item grant-in, aid schools were invited to school at which he was trained to Mr.Silva-Netto suggested that there flestone and experimented. I got, as and for the last few weeks, owing to classes where they were given an un of $120,000, under the heading of ja in a scheme by which the teach there for two years or even was no reason why a boy should not I anticipated, successful rezults by a
finish his education in Queen'special arrangement of sighting." removal and illness, they had been ambitious but rather thorough train-special expenditure for building grants Government would assist their own longer, two mistresses short in positions ing. From that time we have been included $25,000 for Sayingpin students to be trained as teachers, but Dr Pearce seconded on the grounds College
By using, for other examples, a the difference between the proposal that the resolution was a mild one, " where, trained mistresses were require more and more relying on the School.
The Chairman sazed the Rev. It, huge lens somewhat like a mega- ed. On the other hand, he had University to train our students. The Chairman replied in the that was made to them and the that he had a special interest in the scenred a mistress from bome bu as That is the right policy and in course negative and explained that this was a scholarship being given to Queen students training as teachers at the Maris what would happen in the case phone in shape and a camera Git in she was included in the figures already of time we shall gets very much round sun for building, grants to College was enormous. It was pro- University and an interest in the grant of a Roman Catholic winning the ength, Mr. Stevens has produced giver he ctuld not count her. One more polished teacher. We have not grant schools. It was not est-marked posed that the Government would pay in aid schools and would like them to scholarship and the Fr. Fr. said the todles of beautifully delicate tones of mistress had been taken from the begun to reap the fruits of that. We for any particular school and would their tuition fees and the rest of the receive all the encouragement which boy could go to Et. Josephs. rest artistic merit...
Dr. Mackintosh said quite a number Pesk School to take the place of a have got ore graduate from the not necessarily be entirely expended expenditure would be found by the the Government could give. mistress at Belilios School who had University this year but we have 4 sum of $10,000 had been promised mission or by the student. That com- The Chairman expla ned that the of Roman Catholica attended the gone to Victoris School That double about 26 or. 27 students at the to St. Josephs in the last few days pares very unfavourably with the low gure provided for scholarships University and Dr. Pearce held out change was necessary owing to the Univerity who, under the old and would be paid out of this vote. Government scholarship to the in grant Schools was accounted for the band of welcome to all of them
The Chairman Thin there is no seniority of the lady at the Peak arrangements, would be actually Mr. Silva Netto said that Saiging students of Queen's College, who by the fact that they were grant School. Victoria School staff was teaching in the schools. As it pan School was in great need of a obtain not only their tuition but hools. If the Government paid the difficulty abent that
The readution was carried a now normal and for the Peak is, we shall not get the bulk of them better site and less cramped premises, hostel fees, vacation fees, books, ex whole he did not see where the School e tem, orary mistress had been for two years, and we are hard pet A committee had urged this in 1917 amination fees, and a salary of $30 aid came in. It seemed reasonable animossly and the rest of the business engaged who was performing her to fill the vacancies in the Chinese four years had elapsed and be thought month. The other proposal represents that the outside bodies should con before the Board was conducted is distics satiniactorily. He was satised staff. On the whole I think the staff it was time the Goverment made about one-third or possibly less than tribute a considerable proportion of somers.
"Ah! That was an inspiration,”
He is nothing if not keen.. On one casion, in the midst of a game of nais, he espied, an old woman is a lonkey cart coming along the road the pictur-ique figure appealed to um so much that he ran to his studio, or his camera, and took a picture. vlish obtained the first prize in a international entrinia competition in which there were 3,000.